Elias Freij

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Elias Freij, Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Bethlehem for 25 years, from 1972 to 1997, and during those years worked to bring about Palestinian-Israeli coexistence and peace (b. 1918, Bethlehem, Palestine--d. March 29, 1998, Amman, Jordan).